Mistral

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mistral \Mis"tral\, n. [F., fr. Proven[,c]al.]
     A violent and cold northwest wind experienced in the
     Mediterranean provinces of France, etc.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  mistral
       n : a strong north wind that blows in France during the winter

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  22 Moby Thesaurus words for "mistral":
     Euroclydon, Tehuantepec wind, Tehuantepecer, bise, east wind,
     easter, easterly, gregale, levanter, north wind, northeaster,
     norther, northwester, south wind, southeaster, souther,
     southerly buster, southwester, tramontane, west wind, wester,
     westerly